untouchable

[US]/ʌn'tʌtʃəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ʌn'tʌtʃəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. além da punição; incapaz de ser derrotado;
n. um excluído, um intocável.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

to be considered untouchable

ser considerado invulnerável

to become untouchable in the industry

se tornar invulnerável na indústria

an untouchable level of success

um nível de sucesso invulnerável

to consider someone untouchable

considerar alguém invulnerável

Real-world Examples

Oh, I'm sorry. Is that politically incorrect? In India, we just call them untouchables. Now? Almost.

Oh, eu sinto muito. Isso é politicamente incorreto? Na Índia, nós simplesmente os chamamos de intocáveis. Agora? Quase.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

So they became known as the 'untouchables'.

Então, eles ficaram conhecidos como os 'intocáveis'.

Source: A Brief History of the World

And they are treated as untouchables.

E eles são tratados como intocáveis.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

By 1970, Sears was considered untouchable by it's rivals.

Até 1970, a Sears era considerada intocável por seus concorrentes.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

He's untouchable, and I have him dead to rights.

Ele é intocável, e eu o tenho em flagrante.

Source: Billions Season 1

He even helped breach the previously untouchable barricade of the royal family.

Ele até ajudou a romper a barreira anteriormente intocável da família real.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

For 1,300 years, Galen's legacy remained untouchable until renaissance anatomist Vesalius spoke out against him.

Por 1.300 anos, o legado de Galeno permaneceu intocável até que o anatomista renascentista Vesalius se manifestou contra ele.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

For 1,300 years, Galen's legacy remained untouchable– until renaissance anatomist Vesalius spoke out against him.

Por 1.300 anos, o legado de Galeno permaneceu intocável – até que o anatomista renascentista Vesalius se manifestou contra ele.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

" In certain institutional contexts, you somehow become untouchable, " one professor of classics told me.

" Em certos contextos institucionais

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Many once untouchable administrators have been banned from the sport, including longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Muitos administradores antes intocáveis foram banidos do esporte, incluindo o então presidente da FIFA, Sepp Blatter.

Source: Time

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